Financials

Parent company balance sheet

At 31 December

  Notes 2009
£m		 2008
£m
Fixed assets    
Investments 4 256.0 2,460.7
Derivative financial instruments (due after more than one year) 6 27.3 28.1
    283.3 2,488.8
Current assets      
Debtors – amounts falling due within one year 5 158.6 156.9
Debtors – amounts falling due after more than one year 5 2,457.9 –
Derivative financial instruments (due within one year) 6 12.7 4.9
Short-term deposits and cash   11.7 99.4
    2,640.9 261.2
Creditors – amounts falling due within one year      
Creditors 7 (752.3) (532.1)
Bank and other borrowings 8 (340.4) (153.6)
Derivative financial instruments 6 (13.3) (52.3)
    (1,106.0) (738.0)
Net current assets/(liabilities)   1,534.9 (476.8)
Creditors – amounts falling due after more than one year      
Bank and other borrowings 8 (1,109.8) (1,356.8)
Derivative financial instruments 6 (4.4) (0.7)
    (1,114.2) (1,357.5)
Net assets   704.0 654.5
Equity capital and reserves      
Share capital 9 18.1 18.1
Share premium 10 6.8 6.8
Profit and loss account 11 679.1 629.6
Capital employed   704.0 654.5

The financial statements were approved by the board on 26 March 2010 and were signed on its behalf by:

 

Alan Brown's signature
  • Alan Brown
  • Chief Executive
Michael Murray's signature
  • Michael Murray
  • Chief Financial Officer
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